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Shop-floor simulation has been recognized as a useful tool to analyze the effectiveness of any decision taken by shop-floor manager. The importance of simulation in shop-floor control decision making has further increased with globalization and complexity of operations. The work presents a case study of an SME unit supplying parts to a reputed automobile manufacturer in the National Capital Region. The study had been undertaken to analyze possibilities of increasing production capacity with minimum increase in infrastructure. The study was conducted under various production scenarios. Simulation software WITNESS was used for this purpose. The study identified relationships between specific investments under consideration and expected throughput.
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Sharma, D. (2019). Simulation for Effective Shop-Floor Decision Making: A Case Study. In: Shanker, K., Shankar, R., Sindhwani, R. (eds) Advances in Industrial and Production Engineering . Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6412-9_63
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